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MP’s son accused of embezzling funds in Lviv community scandal

The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has accused the son of a current Ukrainian MP of embezzling funds from the budget of the Verkhnosynyovydnenska Village Council in Lviv Oblast, according to an SBI press release, with sources at NV identifying the suspect as the son of MP Andrii Lopushanskyi.

18 January 2025, 02:35 PM

SBI suspects former Territorial Defense Commander of illegal payments to wife

A former commander of a Territorial Defense Forces brigade is suspected of providing increased 'combat' payments to his wife, the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) reported on Jan. 16.

16 January 2025, 01:38 PM

Ex-defense official suspected of supplying faulty machine guns to Ukrainian military

Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation pressed charges against a former director of a Defense Ministry department and two managers of a state enterprise for supplying defective large-caliber machine guns to combat units, the SBI reported on Jan. 14.

14 January 2025, 06:29 PM

Thousands of Ukrainian deserters return to military service, SBI says

More than 7,000 Ukrainian soldiers have returned to military service after deserting their units without permission, the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) reported on Telegram on Jan. 10.

10 January 2025, 12:41 PM

Ukrainian investigators expose network of 120 officials facilitating illegal border crossings

The State Bureau of Investigation has exposed 120 officials involved in facilitating illegal border crossings in 2024, the SBI’s press service reported on Telegram on Jan. 8.

8 January 2025, 05:04 PM

155th Mechanized Brigade sent near Pokrovsk without drones or leadership, Butusov reports

The newly formed 155th Brigade, embroiled in a recent scandal, was deployed to the Pokrovsk direction unequipped with drones and EW systems, the editor-in-chief of Censor.NET said in an interview with Radio NV.

7 January 2025, 02:18 PM

Zhyrokhov discusses challenges in Ukraine’s military command and why Syrskyi cannot resolve them swiftly

Ukraine faces ongoing challenges in military command, confirmed military expert Mykhailo Zhyrokhov during an interview with Radio NV on Jan. 2.

2 January 2025, 02:26 PM

Opendatabot disputes FT’s data on 60,000 deserters in Ukraine

The Financial Times, citing data from Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office, reported that 60,000 cases of desertion had been registered in Ukraine over 10 months. However, according to Opendatabot, a data analysis service, the actual number of cases opened under Article 408 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code is nearly three times lower.

16 December 2024, 04:10 PM

Former MP Vadym Kolesnichenko accused of treason

Former MP Vadym Kolesnichenko faces charges of treason, with a potential life sentence, Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) said on Dec. 11.

11 December 2024, 12:43 PM

Poland takes over criminal case against former Ukrainian road agency chief

A criminal case against Slawomir Nowak, former head of Ukravtodor (State Agency of Automobile Roads of Ukraine) and a Polish citizen, was transferred to Poland on Nov. 27 by the Ukrainian State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) and the Prosecutor General’s Office.

28 November 2024, 09:51 AM

Ukraine investigates defective mines, suspends distribution

The abnormal malfunction of a batch of 120mm mines produced by the state-owned defense conglomerate Ukroboronprom has been under investigation for three weeks, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reported on Nov. 26, following a series of complaints from the military recently published by the Censor.net outlet.

26 November 2024, 01:30 PM

Ex-tax official in Zhytomyr Oblast illegally collected salary for two years while posing as soldier

The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has charged the former head of one of the departments of the State Tax Service in Zhytomyr Oblast for illegally receiving a monthly salary for two years while pretending to be a soldier.

14 November 2024, 05:54 PM

Investigation of first F-16 crash in Ukraine ongoing

Ukrainian law enforcement continues to investigate the cause of the F-16 fighter jet crash that claimed the life of pilot Oleksii Mes. This was reported by the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) in response to a request from Suspilne.

9 November 2024, 03:43 PM

Ukrainian policeman busted for draft dodgers smuggling in Odesa Oblast

A law enforcement officer smuggling men liable for military service across the state border was detained in Ukraine’s Odesa Oblast, the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) reported on Telegram on Oct. 25.

25 October 2024, 11:26 AM

Ukrainian soldier who announced AWOL on social media faces arrest for desertion

Prosecutors will seek custody without bail for Ukrainian soldier Serhiy Hnezdilov, accused of desertion, informed sources told NV on Oct. 10.

10 October 2024, 06:25 PM

Kyiv court orders investigation into Gen. Sodol

The Kyiv Court of Appeals has ordered the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) to open a case against Lt. Gen. Yurii Sodol, the former Joint Forces Commander, based on a complaint filed by Bohdan Krotevych, Chief of Staff of the National Guard’s Azov Brigade.

30 September 2024, 09:19 PM

Odesa TCC official arrested for collaborating with Russian occupation forces in Kherson Oblast

State Bureau of Investigation detained and charged a former Kherson Oblast's Daryivka prison employee, who worked for the Russian forces before the territories deoccupation, and later joined the TCC in Odesa Oblast, the agency wrote on Sept. 30.

30 September 2024, 12:49 PM

Kyiv prosecutor embezzles $100k+ of private funds and stops showing up for work — Investigation Bureau

The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has completed a pre-trial investigation against one of Kyiv's district prosecutor, accused of embezzling $100 thousand confiscated in probe actions, the agency reported on Sept. 24.

24 September 2024, 11:56 AM

Justice Ministry official detained in Lviv for forcing prisoners to work for bribes

Law enforcement detained the head of the Western Interregional Department for Criminal Punishments for taking bribes and forcing prisoners to work in the woodworking industry, the State Bureau of Investigation reported on Sept. 23.

23 September 2024, 05:59 PM

Law enforcement completes investigation into MP Dubinsky’s treason case

Law enforcement authorities have completed the preliminary investigation into Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Dubinsky and four others suspected of state treason, according to the State Bureau of Investigations (DBR) on Sept. 16.

16 September 2024, 02:50 PM

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